What does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō): To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
Greek · G2021
ἐπιχειρέω
To attempt
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ἐπιχειρέω G2021
Pronunciation epicheiréō
What does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō): To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have undertaken (1), they tried (1), who tried (1).
Where does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have undertaken 1× Luke 1:1
they tried 1× Acts 9:29
who tried 1× Acts 19:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:1
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 2
Source forms
ἐπεχείρησαν 1x epecheirēsan Luke 1:1
Ἐπεχείρησαν 1x Epecheirēsan Acts 19:13
ἐπεχείρουν 1x epecheiroun Acts 9:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Luke 1:1, Acts 19:13
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 9:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
Strong's G2021
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to attempt
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:1 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρησαν epeceirhsan
I take in hand, attempt
Read verse Acts 9:29 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρουν epeceiroun
I take in hand, attempt
Read verse Acts 19:13 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρησαν epeceirhsan
I take in hand, attempt
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Luke 1:1 · Acts 19:13 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 9:29 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 1:1–4 ἐπεχείρησαν epicheiréō
To undertake or attempt
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπιχειρέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain